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Lyrics & meaning

Maane Malai

From Marudhu Pandi · 1990

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Marudhu Pandi
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
5 Jan 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maane malai thandha thaenae
Unakkendru thane
Vandhen uyir kondu
Vaazhndhen dhinam ingu naanae
Kaadhal manideepam
Kaattril anaikkindra neram….mmmm
Oorae thaduthaalum
Undhan mugam kaana varuven
Paadi paadi azhaithaen
Oru paasa raagam isaithaen
Paadi paadi azhaithaen
Oru paasa raagam isaithaen
Manjal nilavai polae
Nenjil ullavum maane
Uyiril kalandha uyirai
Ninaithu thudithen
Paadi paadi azhaithaen
Oru paasa raagam isaithaen
Paadi paadi azhaithaen
Oru paasa raagam isaithaen
Pazhaga oru manadhu vilaga oru manadhu
Unadhu manam iru Manama
Pazhaiya ninaivugalai iniya kanavugalai
Baliyidathaan thirumanamaa
Namadhu uravu enna pazhangadhaiya
Nodiyil maranthuvidum sirukadhaiya
Vidhiyai ninaithu manam azhugirathe
Vizhiyil aruvi vandhu vazhigiradhe
Kaadhal vasanthame en
Vaazhvin sugandhame
Neeya pirindhadhu enai
Neeya marandhadhu…aa..aa..aa
Paadi paadi azhaithaen
Oru paasa raagam isaithaen
Paadi paadi azhaithaen
Oru paasa raagam isaithaen
Gangai nadhi pongiyadhu
Kannil adhu thangiyadhu
Thunbamadi thanga mayile
Gangai nadhi pongiyadhu
Kannil adhu thangiyadhu
Thunbamadi thanga mayile
Inbamozhi sonnakkili
Maunamena nindra nilai
Enna badhil thandhu vidadi
Inbamozhi sonnakkili
Maunamena nindra nilai
Enna badhil thandhu vidadi
Satti idhu suttadhena vittuvidavaa
Sathiyamum indru mudhal pattuvidavaa
Anbu nadhi inba nadhi vattrividavaa
Pachaimaram pattadhena vettividavaa
Ullamadhil ulla enai thalli vidavaa
Otturavu attradhena sollividavaa
Jenmammodu jenmamena vandha uravu
Vettivida ennuvadhu enna azhagu enna azhagu
Ullamadhil ulla enai thalli vidavaa
Otturavu attradhena sollividavaa
Jenmammodu jenmamena vandha uravu
Vettivida ennuvadhu enna azhagu enna azhagu
My gentle deer, sweet honey from the hills,
was it not for you alone
that I held on to life
and lived here each day?
The precious lamp of love
is going out in the wind... mmm...
Even if the whole town tries to stop me,
I will come to see your face.
I sang and called out to you again and again,
I played a melody of love.
I sang and called out to you again and again,
I played a melody of love.
Like the golden moon,
oh deer wandering in my heart,
thinking of the soul intertwined with mine,
my heart ached and trembled.
I sang and called out to you again and again,
I played a melody of love.
I sang and called out to you again and again,
I played a melody of love.
One heart to draw close, another to pull away—
is your mind divided in two?
Are our old memories and sweet dreams
meant to be sacrificed for this marriage?
Is our bond just an old story?
A brief tale to be forgotten in a second?
Thinking of our fate, my heart weeps,
and waterfalls of tears flow from my eyes.
Oh spring season of my love,
the sweet fragrance of my life,
was it really you who parted from me?
Was it really you who forgot me... ah...
I sang and called out to you again and again,
I played a melody of love.
I sang and called out to you again and again,
I played a melody of love.
The River Ganga has flooded over,
and gathered as tears in my eyes;
this is pure sorrow, my golden peacock.
The River Ganga has flooded over,
and gathered as tears in my eyes;
this is pure sorrow, my golden peacock.
The parrot that once spoke sweet words
now stands completely silent;
tell me, what answer can I give?
The parrot that once spoke sweet words
now stands completely silent;
tell me, what answer can I give?
Should I drop the pot just because it burns my hand?
Should our sacred promise wither away from today?
Should the river of love and joy dry up?
Should a green tree be chopped down, thinking it has died?
Will you push away the one living inside your heart?
Will you declare that all our ties are severed?
A bond that has joined us lifetime after lifetime—
how fair is it to think of cutting it? How is it right?
Will you push away the one living inside your heart?
Will you declare that all our ties are severed?
A bond that has joined us lifetime after lifetime—
how fair is it to think of cutting it? How is it right?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant track from 'Marudhu Pandi' depicts the intense emotional anguish of a lover experiencing separation and heartbreak. The protagonist calls out to his beloved through a sorrowful song of affection, questioning how a deep soul connection built over lifetimes could be abandoned so abruptly. He pours out his confusion, asking if her heart is split and whether social pressures or marriage are sacrificing their shared dreams.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kaadhal manideepam

Compares love to a precious jewel-lamp ('Kaadhal manideepam') and the tears flowing from eyes to overflowing Ganges/waterfalls.

Simile (உவமை)

Manjal nilavai polae

Compares the lover's radiant memory to the yellow moon ('Manjal nilavai polae') and sudden loss to a withered green tree ('Pachaimaram pattadhena').

Rhetorical Question (வினா அணி)

Baliyidathaan thirumanamaa

Uses a series of emotional questions to emphasize despair, asking if marriage exists merely to sacrifice memories.

Rhyme & Assonance (எதுகை / மோனை)

Paadi paadi azhaithaen

Rhythmic repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds ('Paadi paadi azhaithaen / Oru paasa raagam isaithaen').

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and written by Pulamaipithan, this song features the iconic vocals of Malaysia Vasudevan, who was the definitive singing voice for actor Ramarajan throughout his village-centric superhits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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